TY - GEN
T1 - Digital Transformation Roadmap for Danish SME Smart Factories: Benefits and Future Research
AU - Addo-Tenkorang, Richard
AU - Møller, Charles
AU - Chen, Kuan-Lin
N1 - © 2024 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG. This is the accepted manuscript version of a conference paper which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67904-9_3
PY - 2024/8/25
Y1 - 2024/8/25
N2 - Digitization has only penetrated certain supply chains. Some companies have made great strides in implementing Industry 4.0, where a digital twin connects virtual and real factories. SME interest in Industry 4.0, adopted by big OEMs in Germany, is low. The pressing challenge is crafting a practical transformation plan that resonates with SMEs, the backbone of any thriving economy. Danish SMEs’ Smart Factories/Industry 4.0 model perspective is studied in this study. This study aims to provide a framework for companies to successfully transition to digitalization and adopt smart product and service development practices. SME-focused quantitative research methodologies like surveys, interviews, and literature reviews are used in this study. Large corporations started Industry 4.0, or the digital shift, according to a study. Comprehensive industrial growth, especially by SMEs, has not prioritised it. This research provides a well-defined and feasible path for industrial SMEs following the Danish Model's “digital change management process - Industry 4.0/Smart factory,” industrial transformation process. This paper theoretically outlines an Industry 4.0 smart factory roadmap. This framework optimises and streamlines SME production. Danish Industry 4.0 views. The present study focuses on the development of a digital transformation roadmap specifically designed for Danish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in the smart factory sector. This research aims to explore the advantages of implementing such a roadmap and identify potential areas for future investigation.
AB - Digitization has only penetrated certain supply chains. Some companies have made great strides in implementing Industry 4.0, where a digital twin connects virtual and real factories. SME interest in Industry 4.0, adopted by big OEMs in Germany, is low. The pressing challenge is crafting a practical transformation plan that resonates with SMEs, the backbone of any thriving economy. Danish SMEs’ Smart Factories/Industry 4.0 model perspective is studied in this study. This study aims to provide a framework for companies to successfully transition to digitalization and adopt smart product and service development practices. SME-focused quantitative research methodologies like surveys, interviews, and literature reviews are used in this study. Large corporations started Industry 4.0, or the digital shift, according to a study. Comprehensive industrial growth, especially by SMEs, has not prioritised it. This research provides a well-defined and feasible path for industrial SMEs following the Danish Model's “digital change management process - Industry 4.0/Smart factory,” industrial transformation process. This paper theoretically outlines an Industry 4.0 smart factory roadmap. This framework optimises and streamlines SME production. Danish Industry 4.0 views. The present study focuses on the development of a digital transformation roadmap specifically designed for Danish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in the smart factory sector. This research aims to explore the advantages of implementing such a roadmap and identify potential areas for future investigation.
KW - Digital transformation
KW - Industry 4.0
KW - Internet of Things (IoT)
KW - Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
KW - Smart/Virtual factory
KW - Supply Chain management (SCM)
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-031-67904-9_3
DO - 10.1007/978-3-031-67904-9_3
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 978-3-031-67903-2
VL - 2132
T3 - International Conference on Smart Business Technologies
SP - 41
EP - 60
BT - Smart Business Technologies - 20th International Conference, ICSBT 2023, Revised Selected Papers
A2 - Sinderen, Marten Van
A2 - Hammoudi, Slimane
A2 - Wijnhoven, Fons
PB - Springer Nature
T2 - 20th International Conference on Smart Business Technologies, ICSBT 2023
Y2 - 11 July 2023 through 13 July 2023
ER -